Skibee
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Insatiable reader, incorrigible rascal, unrepentant pagan. I play palmas and dance badly.
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My deep concern about this approach is that it’s teaching the Trump administration that the path to get Democrats to cave is to inflict maximum pain.
It means if we do this again in January, he’s going to try and find new and creative ways to hurt more people faster to get Democrats to cave
It means if we do this again in January, he’s going to try and find new and creative ways to hurt more people faster to get Democrats to cave
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My deep concern about this approach is that it’s teaching the Trump administration that the path to get Democrats to cave is to inflict maximum pain.
It means if we do this again in January, he’s going to try and find new and creative ways to hurt more people faster to get Democrats to cave
It means if we do this again in January, he’s going to try and find new and creative ways to hurt more people faster to get Democrats to cave
Because I dislike sloppy reporting as much as I dislike the misuse of math and statistics, I had to do the comparison of Walmart's 2024 Thanksgiving meal deal to 2025. Yes, the price is lower, but you get less and it has to feed more (10 people vs 8 last year).
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Because I dislike sloppy reporting as much as I dislike the misuse of math and statistics, I had to do the comparison of Walmart's 2024 Thanksgiving meal deal to 2025. Yes, the price is lower, but you get less and it has to feed more (10 people vs 8 last year).
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one last observation: donald trump has never won a majority of the vote and yet the political press treats him like the embodied spirit of the american people. will be interesting to see how they discount mamdani as representing new york if he wins less than a majority.
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
one last observation: donald trump has never won a majority of the vote and yet the political press treats him like the embodied spirit of the american people. will be interesting to see how they discount mamdani as representing new york if he wins less than a majority.
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Over a million Massachusetts residents rely on SNAP to put food on the table.
Trump has a pot of money to prevent this program from expiring on Nov. 1, but he's refusing to use it.
This is a cruel, unlawful & violent policy choice.
He must reverse course & Republicans must reopen the govt NOW.
Trump has a pot of money to prevent this program from expiring on Nov. 1, but he's refusing to use it.
This is a cruel, unlawful & violent policy choice.
He must reverse course & Republicans must reopen the govt NOW.
Markey, Pressley slam GOP for looming SNAP cuts that will hit 1.1M in Mass.
Markey, Pressley slam GOP for looming SNAP cuts that could hit 1.1M in Mass.
“Globally, hunger has always been a moral failing, a humanitarian crisis and a policy choice,” U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-7th District, said.
www.masslive.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Over a million Massachusetts residents rely on SNAP to put food on the table.
Trump has a pot of money to prevent this program from expiring on Nov. 1, but he's refusing to use it.
This is a cruel, unlawful & violent policy choice.
He must reverse course & Republicans must reopen the govt NOW.
Trump has a pot of money to prevent this program from expiring on Nov. 1, but he's refusing to use it.
This is a cruel, unlawful & violent policy choice.
He must reverse course & Republicans must reopen the govt NOW.
Me, too!
would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT
October 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Me, too!
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You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.
Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
October 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.
Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
Excellent
“ICE Sued After Videos Capture Pastor Shot With ‘Chemical Pellets’ at Peaceful Protest” 10/8/25 www.mediaite.com/media/news/w...
WATCH: ICE Sued After Videos Capture Pastor Shot With ‘Chemical Pellets’ at Peaceful Protest
Rev. David Black is among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against ICE that accuses agents of using "violent force" on peaceful protesters in Chicago.
www.mediaite.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Excellent
We can't wait until 2029 to hold them accountable. This has to stop NOW!
Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
Here’s video of the incident
October 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We can't wait until 2029 to hold them accountable. This has to stop NOW!
Thank you for stating this so clearly. Making concessions to Hitler did not work, either.
Klein’s musings about redrawing the line are a manifestation of a pervasive tendency in elite circles to accommodate rather than fight back, to acquiesce rather than stand firm. It is exactly the wrong lesson to learn from a decade of Trumpism as the dominant force on the Right.
October 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Thank you for stating this so clearly. Making concessions to Hitler did not work, either.
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IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."
October 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."
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Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?
October 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?
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Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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The occupant of the White House is coming after our free speech.
He wants to dictate what you can watch, what you can say, & what you can read.
This is a five alarm fire for our First Amendment rights and anyone who cares about our democracy.
He wants to dictate what you can watch, what you can say, & what you can read.
This is a five alarm fire for our First Amendment rights and anyone who cares about our democracy.
September 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The occupant of the White House is coming after our free speech.
He wants to dictate what you can watch, what you can say, & what you can read.
This is a five alarm fire for our First Amendment rights and anyone who cares about our democracy.
He wants to dictate what you can watch, what you can say, & what you can read.
This is a five alarm fire for our First Amendment rights and anyone who cares about our democracy.
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Jimmy Kimmel wasn't suspended because of what he said. He was suspended because the FCC threatened his employer.
That's state-sanctioned censorship and it is a GIANT RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩 that authoritarianism isn’t *coming* it’s ALREADY HERE. Today it's Jimmy. Tomorrow it's the rest of us.
That's state-sanctioned censorship and it is a GIANT RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩 that authoritarianism isn’t *coming* it’s ALREADY HERE. Today it's Jimmy. Tomorrow it's the rest of us.
September 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Jimmy Kimmel wasn't suspended because of what he said. He was suspended because the FCC threatened his employer.
That's state-sanctioned censorship and it is a GIANT RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩 that authoritarianism isn’t *coming* it’s ALREADY HERE. Today it's Jimmy. Tomorrow it's the rest of us.
That's state-sanctioned censorship and it is a GIANT RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩 that authoritarianism isn’t *coming* it’s ALREADY HERE. Today it's Jimmy. Tomorrow it's the rest of us.
@moulton.house.gov @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov - We know you still care about kitchen table issues and will continue to fight for us on those, but we are seeing some terrifying attacks on our Constitutional rights. It's time to fight like hell to protect the very existence of the Republic.
3/ They will always put Trump over America. They will always lie. They will always play on your naive good faith. They will always fuck you.
America needs a party of fighting Democrats now. Stop talking policy and start saying, "Fuck you."
What's that look like?
America needs a party of fighting Democrats now. Stop talking policy and start saying, "Fuck you."
What's that look like?
September 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@moulton.house.gov @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov - We know you still care about kitchen table issues and will continue to fight for us on those, but we are seeing some terrifying attacks on our Constitutional rights. It's time to fight like hell to protect the very existence of the Republic.
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Why would the DOJ scrub the fact that right-wing extremism is the #1 domestic terror threat in America?
Why not acknowledge and confront it?
Also why haven't they released the Epstein Files?
Also why did Ghislaine Maxwell get a sweetheart deal transfer?
These problems won't go away.
Why not acknowledge and confront it?
Also why haven't they released the Epstein Files?
Also why did Ghislaine Maxwell get a sweetheart deal transfer?
These problems won't go away.
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Why would the DOJ scrub the fact that right-wing extremism is the #1 domestic terror threat in America?
Why not acknowledge and confront it?
Also why haven't they released the Epstein Files?
Also why did Ghislaine Maxwell get a sweetheart deal transfer?
These problems won't go away.
Why not acknowledge and confront it?
Also why haven't they released the Epstein Files?
Also why did Ghislaine Maxwell get a sweetheart deal transfer?
These problems won't go away.
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It needs to be said that by rebranding Charlie Kirk's views as moderate by both right wingers and liberal cowards resets the extremist views he held as normal and pushes the Overton window to the far right
September 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It needs to be said that by rebranding Charlie Kirk's views as moderate by both right wingers and liberal cowards resets the extremist views he held as normal and pushes the Overton window to the far right
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There has been a lot of bad shit since January, but today being the day where this administration blatantly says they're going to use the power of the federal government to crack down on dissent is pretty damn chilling.
September 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
There has been a lot of bad shit since January, but today being the day where this administration blatantly says they're going to use the power of the federal government to crack down on dissent is pretty damn chilling.
Democracy is not dying in darkness, it is being lynched in broad daylight.
For the record.
My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.
I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.
I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
September 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Democracy is not dying in darkness, it is being lynched in broad daylight.
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Pointing out Charlie Kirk's hate speech is not hate speech. It's objective reporting. Apologize to Matthew Dowd and rehire him.
A full-throated embrace of genocide is hate speech – beyond all measure. Fire Brian Kilmeade. Immediately.
A full-throated embrace of genocide is hate speech – beyond all measure. Fire Brian Kilmeade. Immediately.
September 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Pointing out Charlie Kirk's hate speech is not hate speech. It's objective reporting. Apologize to Matthew Dowd and rehire him.
A full-throated embrace of genocide is hate speech – beyond all measure. Fire Brian Kilmeade. Immediately.
A full-throated embrace of genocide is hate speech – beyond all measure. Fire Brian Kilmeade. Immediately.
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ICE threw me and other protestors to the ground on Friday because we dared to stand up for our neighbors. I’m okay, but our communities aren’t.
We can't afford apathy or inaction from our leaders right now. Abolishing ICE is a moral necessity.
We can't afford apathy or inaction from our leaders right now. Abolishing ICE is a moral necessity.
September 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
ICE threw me and other protestors to the ground on Friday because we dared to stand up for our neighbors. I’m okay, but our communities aren’t.
We can't afford apathy or inaction from our leaders right now. Abolishing ICE is a moral necessity.
We can't afford apathy or inaction from our leaders right now. Abolishing ICE is a moral necessity.
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In a sane world, Fox host Brian Kilmeade would be fired and shunned for his depraved comments that homeless people should be euthanized. That’s sick (and deeply ignorant), but sicker still is that it’s tolerated.
September 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
In a sane world, Fox host Brian Kilmeade would be fired and shunned for his depraved comments that homeless people should be euthanized. That’s sick (and deeply ignorant), but sicker still is that it’s tolerated.
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The MSM whitewashing of Kirk is in full swing.
They talk about his advocacy for civil debate, but they won’t play anything he said to stoke incivility.
They talk about his opposition to violence, but nobody talks about his role in J6.
We are watching Kirk’s history being rewritten in real time.
They talk about his advocacy for civil debate, but they won’t play anything he said to stoke incivility.
They talk about his opposition to violence, but nobody talks about his role in J6.
We are watching Kirk’s history being rewritten in real time.
September 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The MSM whitewashing of Kirk is in full swing.
They talk about his advocacy for civil debate, but they won’t play anything he said to stoke incivility.
They talk about his opposition to violence, but nobody talks about his role in J6.
We are watching Kirk’s history being rewritten in real time.
They talk about his advocacy for civil debate, but they won’t play anything he said to stoke incivility.
They talk about his opposition to violence, but nobody talks about his role in J6.
We are watching Kirk’s history being rewritten in real time.
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Charlie Kirk spent his life making people like me unsafe. His followers sent me death threats for years and threatened my employer if they didn’t terminate me.
His work was NEVER about free speech. It was about hate and emboldening violent people. The dishonesty of the past 24hrs is disgusting.
His work was NEVER about free speech. It was about hate and emboldening violent people. The dishonesty of the past 24hrs is disgusting.
September 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Charlie Kirk spent his life making people like me unsafe. His followers sent me death threats for years and threatened my employer if they didn’t terminate me.
His work was NEVER about free speech. It was about hate and emboldening violent people. The dishonesty of the past 24hrs is disgusting.
His work was NEVER about free speech. It was about hate and emboldening violent people. The dishonesty of the past 24hrs is disgusting.